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Medventions Innovation Fellowships

The Medventions Fellowship program is an immersive hospital-based training in health care entrepreneurship and needs-based innovation. Over the course of four months, fellows will train and connect with the medtech industry’s top players.

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The Design Lab

Medventions fellows receive privileged access to state-of-the-art translational research facilities at Sunnybrook to prototype their work and validate their big ideas. Facilities include the machine shop, device development laboratory and pre-clinical and clinical validation facilities.

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Lecture Series

The Medventions Lecture Series is Sunnybrook’s masterclass to assist innovators to launch successfully-positioned startups in healthcare. The Medventions Lecture Series is free and open to anyone interested in registering.

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Past Fellows

At Medventions, our strongest advantage is our people.
Meet the fellows who are reinventing the future of healthcare. 

Where our fellows work:

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Amanda Manget
R&D Engineering and Business Development Lead at Xpan
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Annie Hollis
Production and Automation Manager at Octance Clinical Systems
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Austin Sawyer
Associate at Nina Capital
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Brianna Yarranton
Medical School Graduate University of Toronto 2022
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Charlene Leung
Senior R&D Engineer in Medical Devices
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Douglas Wan
Cardiologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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Ian Whatley
Orthopedic Surgery Resident
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Joel Moktar
Orthopedic Surgeon at Health Sciences North
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Joel Couture Tremblay
Territory Manager, Western Canada at Boston Scientific
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Kate Loe
Engineering Specialist at ABK Biomedica
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Katelyn So
Emerging Applications Engineer & Clinical Research Manager at Epineuron
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Katie VanTil
Huhman Factors Research Associate @ W21C
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Michelle Jennett
Healthcare Private Equity Specialist at McKinsey & Company
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Miles Montgomery
Principal Process Engineer at Boston Scientific
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Nicole Barritt
Software Engineer at HeartFlow
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Paul Kawun
Associate Product Manager at. Intelerad Medical Systems
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Rabiya Noori
Senior Data Scientist at Scotiabank
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Rafay Khan
Graduate in Systems Design Engineering University of Waterloo
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Reniel Engelbrecht
Internal Medicine Resident (PGY1) at Memorial University of Newfoundland
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Ryan Tennant
PhD Student at the University of Waterloo
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Theresa Nguyen
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Vanessa Parayaoan
R&D Engineering Associate at Boston Scientific
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Zaid Atto
Founder and CEO at Xpan
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Commercialization Professional Research Mentor

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.

Jane Smith

Technology Innovation Industry Leader

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.

Dr. Ahmed Nasef

Program Lead, Sunnybrook Medventions

Ahmed managers the Sunnybrook Medventions training program. He also manages the networking, outreach, and training programs at INOVAIT, a Sunnybrook-led pan-Canadian network in image-guided therapy and artificial intelligence. Ahmed is an enthusiastic clinical entrepreneur who brings more than 11 years of lived experience in healthcare innovation, health science research, and technology commercialization. Ahmed holds an Adjunct Lecturer appointment at the Department of Medical Biophysics at the University of Toronto. Ahmed earned his MD degree from Cairo, Egypt and holds an MBA in healthcare management and technology innovation from Schulich School of Business, York University.